Attention Junior Scientists! Get ready for three days filled with hands-on holiday science for curious kids from Grade 2 to Grade 6!  The PrimeSCI! team is excited to welcome you all back to Hawthorn!

Science Workshops

Learn the latest space science by using hands-on activities to understand rotation, orbit, gravity to appreciate our place in space and the wonders of our Universe.

(Grade 2 - 4; Grade 4 - 6)

The first part of this workshop is an Astrotour with the Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing. Parents and siblings may also register to attend the AstroTour. Wearing special 3D glasses, investigate the concepts of night and day and the seasons on Earth, before heading out to explore the other planets of the Solar System!  In the second part of workshop, explore how light and sound travel, bounce and move through objects on earth and in space. 

(Grade 2 - 4; Grade 4 - 6)

Workshop details

Enrolment fee

  • $34.50 per child for each 1 hour workshop (plus $0.50 Trybooking Fee)
  • $9.50 per family member attending the AstroTour session (plus $0.50 Trybooking Fee)

Please note

  • Children must be booked into their correct school year level only.
  • Children attending multiple sessions must be supervised by a parent/guardian during break times.

COVID safety

All Swinburne workshops will be held in accordance with Victorian government COVID regulations. The wearing of masks is suggested. Parents and siblings will be encouraged to wait outside the building for the duration of the workshops. 

Full refunds will be given to those unable to attend due to COVID symptoms, awaiting test results or positive COVID cases in their households. 

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